I was going through some of Sleepy/Arne's websites, and I found a few gems that he liked that I thought I would share. His musical taste was pretty good, and these selections bring back a lot of memories of life in the 1960's/1970's.

Sorry to tune in late, but email notifications don't work until one subscribes to the thread, and I've been too busy with tree removal, dirt storage and nightmares about what foundation repairs will cost, to thoroughly surf the forums. This morning, an inspector from a contractor came out, was pleasant and receptive to alternative ideas (within limits) and left the impression that the whole thing may be financially survival; when he / they have lined up all of the ducks, they will email me...

No denying the impact Rod Stewart has had on the biz, but I am part of a group that feels he did his best work with Jeff Beck on the album, 'Truth" in, I believe, '68. This may stem somewhat from their ('69, I believe) Shrine Exposition Hall concert, opened by Moody Blues and Ten Years After, at which he and Jeff walked by at a range of about 10 feet and I thought he was someone's wife...due to makeup applied seemingly by the pound (of course, Rudolph Valentino had the same affliction, so there's nothing new in the universe).

Hearing "Nature's Way" after almost 50 years reminded me of the rotten so-and-so that borrowed my Spirit album and absconded with it.

Damn Him. Damn, also, the klutz who returned my "Truth" album with a huge scratch (read, CHANNEL) on Side One. One doesn't recover from that shit!

Wow, Gregg! You've had an awful lot of stressful crap to take care of lately. We have a lot of foundation problems here in New Orleans, and foundation repair is not something I would want to deal with. Sorry about all of that. Hope you get a good quote from the contractor.

I had no idea that Rod Stewart collaborated with jeff Beck. That's awesome! I tried to locate the Truth album on iTunes, but couldn't find any of the songs, except "I Ain't Superstitious," which I thought was pretty good, but then I've always loved the blues. I can't stand a lot of Rod Stewarts newer stuff, i.e. "Do You Think I'm Sexy?" Like you, I've always taken excellent care of my albums. I can imagine how pissed you must have been to have one of your albums returned with a scratch, and another not returned at all. Really makes you think twice about loaning anything to anyone, doesn't it?